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Taranaki Daily News, 18 May 1918, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS.

Melbourne, May 17. Barley: Chevalier malting, 5s 9d to 0s; Cape, 4a 4d to 4» Bd. Oats: Algerian, milling 4s 3d, feed 3s lOd to 4s. Potatoes, £2 10s to £4. Onions, £l2 10s to £l3.—Press Assoc. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. By Telegraph.— Press Association. Christchurch, May 15. At Addington market the yarding of fat cattle and fat sheep were' large,°but the offerings in nearly all the other departments were smaller. In the store sheep section the demand was mainly for wethers and forward lambs, the former now being sought after for turnip feeding. There was a limited inquiry for ewes. Fat lambs showed a further falling off, in both numbers and quality, but the market was firm. Prime fat sheep maintained their values, but unfinished and inferior ewes were easier. Fat cattle sold at about late rates, exporters operating more freely. There was a rather better inquiry for store cattle, and dairy cows near'calving sold well. There was a good demand for pigs of all classes.

Store Sheep—Four and G-looth ewes, 27s lid to 32s Cd; 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 24s Gd to 295; sound-mouthed ewes, 25s 9.1; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 25s Cd to 30s; 4 and G-tooth wethers, 2os 3d to 32s 4d; mixed sex lambs, 'lSs 9d; wether lamhs, 2l g lid.

Fat Lambs.—Esitra prime to 43s Gd; prime, 27s Gd to 335; medium, 24s Gd to 275; lighter, 20s to 24a.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 40s; prime wethers 38s to 43s 2d- lighter wethers, 30s 7d to 37s Gd; merino wethers, 25s Gd to 335; extra prime ewes 40s fid; prime ewes, 35s Gd to 40s; medium ewes, 30 3 to 355; lighter ewes, 18s Id to 29s (id; merino ewes, 15s Gd.' Pat cattle.—Extra prime steers to £22 10s; prime steers £ic to £1!) 10sordinary steers, £ll to £ls 15s; prime heifers, £l4 10s to £l7 ss; ordinary heifers, £7 to £l4; prime cows, £l3 %i\o 15S; ° r<linary cows > £8 iss to

Store Cattle.-Hereford cross weaners, £0 10s; 18-months steers, £5 8s fid to &t -s (id; 2%-year steers, £() ISs- dry cows, £5 to £8; dairy eows £7 5s to £22 ss.

iP.gs.-Choppers, £3 10s to £8 2sImeoners, £4 to £Gs Bd, equal to Sd per hj; porkers, 47s to £3 13s, equal -to 3d to OJd per lb; large stores, GOs to GGsmedium, 48s to 555; smaller, 30s to 40sweaners, 14s to ISs.

BURNSIDE STOCK. SALE.

Dunedin, May 15, At Burnside yards 218 cattle were yarded. Trices were on a par with last week's rates. Prime heavy bullocks £11) to ■■£2l, medium £ls 10s co £lB, light, unfinished £lO 10s upwards prime heavy heifers £l4 to £l6, medium £ll 10s to £l3, light, aged £9 to £ll, The number of sheep penned was 1920. 'I here were very few prime, tho bulk being light and inferior. Hood quality fold at. an advance of about 2s per head on last week's prices. .Inferior realised late rates. Prime heavy wethers, 45s fid to 50s fid, prime 41s to 445, medium Sis to 40s, light, unfinished 27s to 31b. prime heavy ewes 43s to 45s 3d, prime 38s to 41s, medium 32s to 375, liyht aged, 15s to 22s fid. The lambs penned numbered 2074, The quality was fair, freezers buying at late rates. Suecially heavy 4fis to 535, prime 30s to 34s medium 27s to 295, light, unfinished. 20s upwards. There was a smalt yarding of pigs. All sorts sold under keen competition. Best porkers Bid to B|d per lb, best baconers Od per lb.